Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)

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Democratic Party
민주당
民主黨
IdeologyLiberalism (South Korean)
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Colours
  •   Green[a]
  •   Green[b]
Website
minjoo.kr (Korean)
englishdp.tistory.com (English)
Democratic Party
Hangul
민주당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMinjudang
McCune–ReischauerMinjutang
United Democratic Party
Hangul
통합민주당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationTonghapminjudang
McCune–ReischauerT'onghapminjutang
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The Democratic Party (

Democratic United Party
.

History

Logo of the United Democratic Party

The party was originally formed as the

2004 Parliamentary election
, the party won an outright majority in the National Assembly by winning 152 of 299 seats. It was the first time in over 40 years that a centre-left party had won a majority in the legislature.

On 18 August 2007, the delegates of the Uri Party decided to disband the party and merge with the newly created liberal party Grand Unified Democratic New Party (Korean: 대통합민주신당; Hanja: 大統合民主新黨; RR: Daetonghapminjusindang; MR: Taet'onghapminjusindang). After a year, the Grand Unified Democratic New Party merged with the Democratic Party on 17 February 2008, to form the United Democratic Party (Tonghapminjudang).[1][2] In July 2008, the party changed its name to the Democratic Party.

In local elections 2010, the Democratic Party scored a victory in eight mayoral and gubernatorial posts, including the Inchon mayorship.[3]

On 16 December 2011, the DP merged with the minor Citizens Unity Party to form the

Democratic United Party. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions also participated in the forming.[4][5]

Presidents of DP
  1. Son Hak-Gyu & Park Sang-Chun
    (17 February 2008 – 29 May 2008)
  2. Chung Se-kyun
    (30 May 2008 – 3 October 2010)
  3. Son Hak-gyu
    (3 October 2010 – Incumbent)
  • Succeeding party:
    Democratic United Party

Election results

Election Leader Constituency Party list Seats Position Status
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2008
Son Hak-gyu
 4,977,508 28.92
66 / 245
 4,313,645 25.18
15 / 54
81 / 299
 2nd Opposition

Notes

  1. ^ a b as the United Democratic Party
  2. ^ a b as the Democratic Party

References

  1. ^ "Uri Disbands to Merge With Liberal Party". The Korea Times. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ 강, 희철 (17 February 2008). "'통합민주당' 공식 출범". '통합민주당' 공식 출범 (in Korean). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. Naver News
    (in Korean). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Liberal camp launches new party". The Korea Times. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ "The United Democratic Party officially launched". The United Democratic Party officially launched (in Korean). Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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